Sox, Ortiz strike $26M, 2-year deal

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Posted Nov. 3, 2012 at 3:15 AM

Posted Nov. 3, 2012 at 3:15 AM

BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox have agreed to terms with designated hitter David Ortiz on a two-year deal worth $26 million that could allow the biggest star of the franchise's cathartic 2004 World Series victory to retire in a Boston uniform.

A baseball official with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday night that the sides reached agreement on a deal that, with incentive bonuses, could bring Ortiz $30 million in the 2013 and '14 seasons. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been signed.

Boston did not make qualifying offers Friday to right-handers Aaron Cook, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Vicente Padilla; first baseman James Loney; and outfielders Scott Podsednik and Cody Ross.